Indexer Notes

A 3.25 page intro accompanied by eleven photos and four illustrations, three of them full-page. The photos are captioned: "Marty Pahls, Cleveland, 1958;" "R. Crumb & Marty Pahls in back of basement apartment, Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, 1963;" "Marty with the angel-faced Barby Brock, his girlfriend in the early 60s;" "Charles Crumb & Marty in front of the Crumb family house, Fall, '65;" "Marty with the diabolical Sandra Crumb taken in photo booth, mid '60s...;" "Aline Kominsky, R. Crumb & Marty, Highland Park, Ill, Circa 1975;" "Dana & Robert Crumb at American Greetings, Cleveland, 1966;" "R. & Dana all duded up for some occasion, San Francisco, 1967-68..." The illustrations are captioned: "Clark Street- Chicago, early '66, "Fuzzy" period...;" "One of the drawings that offended the art patrons of Peoria, 1966;" "San Francisco, January 1967- Drawn from life soon after arriving in town;" "This is Hell- Memories of a heavy LSD trip recorded in the sketchbook a few days later"

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Seventeen greeting cards are shown, half-page unless otherwise noted: "I bought you an exploding cigar to give to you for your birthday!" (full page); "I'm gonna get the gang together to sing happy birthday to you... c'mon! (1.5 pgs); "We can't keep up this pace much longer!;" "Thanksgiving means the pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock" (full page); "When I heard you were sick, I rushed right out to donate blood!" (full page); "I saw so many nice presents I wanted to pick up for you;" "When I was picking out your birthday card I asked the clerk what he'd recommend;" "I could make this Birthday card really wild and exciting for you if I could just get my hands on something nice!;" "Put your trust in your doctor while you're ill unless you want to be like my Uncle Oggie...;" "If you want anything just ring for the nurse!" (full page); "You're really going to get a big surprise on your Birthday..." (full page); "It's your Birthday, and you look young, attractive, and not a day over 21!" (full page); "Since you went away I got a German Shepherd to protect me!" (full page)" "Hi!;" "I had your birthdate tattooed on my chest...;" "This is a very naughty card;" "If another birthday makes you feel older, just remember the inspiring words of Abraham Lincoln..."